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Slack of Towie

valley · Aberdeenshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Slack of Towie is a valley name. 'Slack' is a Northern English term for a hollow or valley. 'Towie' is a place name of uncertain origin, possibly Pictish or Gaelic.

Word origins

Slack
Old Englishhollow, valley(from slæc "slack, loose, hollow")
Towie
Unknownplace name